Cream and sugar LPN

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1. I need to quit this job

   Cream and sugar LPN replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

   The last place a nurse should ever be is in the home of a patient without having been given report. And to top it off your stating that they are probably video taping you as your puttering around...

2. LPN over RN

   Cream and sugar LPN replied to KayeC's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I originally planned to get my ADN at a local college, I finished the prerequisites, took the teas and was put on the waitlist. I even retook A&P and had a pretty decent GPA 3.7 and still didn't...

3. LPN over RN

   Cream and sugar LPN replied to KayeC's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   HA! I needed to address this post... Some of your advice is not based on experience whatsoever, rather it's an inaccurate opinion on a nursing program you have never completed and a job you have...

4. Turn Q2 and patient refuses

   Cream and sugar LPN replied to AnLe's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Just chart the refusal and the education that you gave regarding what can happen. Other than that, what can you do. Patients do this all the time and they have the right

5. Fired for Falsifying Documents. What to expect

   Cream and sugar LPN replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

   This is uncalled for and ridiculous! Who reported you? Nighttime meds were not popped and they decided it was because of you? Nonsense. If I ever find a cup with meds left from last shift I would...

6. The ridiculousness of LTC/SNF

   Cream and sugar LPN replied to YUKONrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   My head is pounding reading through all this... did I miss in there if you have CNAs? If you do can't they do vitals? With the exception of patients on perameters of course. That is just way too much...

7. Seeking feedback on LPN School...

   Cream and sugar LPN replied to WCSU1987's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   LPNs in CT cannot start IV lines, can not hang blood products but can be the second check for the RN hanging the blood, we cannot push IV meds... You have been contemplating LPN, RN for as long as...

8. Can't find a job! No job opportunities!

   Cream and sugar LPN replied to PrettyNerd's topic in General Nursing

   I did not state that anyone on this post said LVN is a waste of time, rather I said some people on this SITE have been known to take that stance. And if you've been here long enough, you already know...

9. Can't find a job! No job opportunities!

   Cream and sugar LPN replied to PrettyNerd's topic in General Nursing

   My suggestions stem from her recent post stating she just had an interview with a SNF and held off in the past applying to such places due to nerves and lack of floor

10. Is that so ?

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to Jsaleigh0317's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yeah... run don't walk to the exit. Facilities are responsible to cover the costs of treatment for injuries incurred without the proper documentation. In CT it's called riskwatch. The state will have...

11. New LPN in LTC with backlash due to Res. on alert/monitoring

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to jromeo93's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Brandon, don't you need an order in place when placing an intervention such as scans in the TAR? At my facility other than interventions such as Q shift vitals it wouldn't be considered negligent not...

12. LPN verses MLPN?????

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to jen405's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Why would Ohio make a licensed nurse get an additional certification for medications when they are already licensed to do this? I get the IV certification. I've never heard of the MLPN

13. Can't find a job! No job opportunities!

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to PrettyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Guys she wants to know what to do about now, I'm sure she'll need to find a job, regardless if she decides to go back for RN. Don't feel bad about having your LVN. As you've probably seen on this site...

14. First nursing interview!! Advice for potential first nursing job.

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to PrettyNerd's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Your first nursing job is always exciting! my floor has 30 beds and we average about 27 most of the time. Ask what their ratios are. Ask how much training your entitled too. Will you be floating? Be...

15. When do you say no.

    Cream and sugar LPN replied to jmcd84's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't understand your post Floor_nurse Nothing is ever "almost" illegal, especially in healthcare... and it's always the responsibility of the nurse on the floor to know how each and every one of...